The Center for Personal Transformation 1 A Sample SWOT Analysis - Case I STRENGTHS Excellent regional reputation Excellent value for the money Student-centered

The Center for Personal Transformation

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A Sample SWOT Analysis - Case I

STRENGTHS

• Excellent regional reputation • Excellent value for the money • Student-centered faculty • Outstanding faculty • Quality of research • Good staff • Excellent students


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STRENGTHS

• Excellent placement for our graduates • Quality of graduates • Collegial environment • Personalized attention to students by faculty and staff • IT infrastructure


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WEAKNESSES

• Too few faculty/staff • Weak in development • Lack of contact and weak alumni relations • Lack of quality and quantity of lab space (not enough good

quality) • Low salaries/insufficient program funding • No plan for supporting growth; in need of better facility

capacity planning • Poor communication (external and internal) • Curriculum too restrictive; too rigid • Aging faculty • Lack of diversity in both faculty and students


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OPPORTUNITIES

• Redefine the college's image • Networking with industry (specific research

opportunities for funding) • Advisory board • Expand research into new areas • Research into sustainability/the environment • Ability to reach folks through outreach • Networking with other institutions • Interdisciplinary teaching • Developing our relationships with alumni


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THREATS

• Lack of research faculty and resources • Lack of understanding and support by State Board • Loss of faculty • Not attractive to new faculty • Increased enrollment without increased funding • Too many engineering institutions close by • Conflict among staff, faculty and administration


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A Sample SWOT Analysis - Case II

Let us take the example of X Engineering College who conducted a

SWOT Analysis. Typically, it looked like….

STRENGTHS1. Young and dynamic faculty

a. Sufficient numberb. Excellent academic backgrounds

2. A curriculum designed to meet both local needs and international standards a. Strong engineering science componentb. Availability of a good variety of general education courses


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c. A well structured laboratory experienced. A strong professional component

3. Well equipped laboratory, library and IT Facilities

4. Adequate fundinga. Researchb. Teaching improvementc. Hiring adequate human resourcesd. Maintaining and upgrading facilities, new campus project


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WEAKNESSESS

1. Deficiencies in certain outcomes in graduating studentsa. Communication skillsb. Design/real world applicationsc. Laboratory experience

2. Quality and quantity of current students (Undergraduate and Graduate)a. The lack of motivation to excelb. The culture of being “spoon-fed”c. Inadequate language preparationd. Inadequate training in critical or analytical thinkinge. Insufficient number of full-time graduate students


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3. Inappropriate mode of teachinga. Spoon-feedingb. Lack of active learningc. Inadequate classroom assessmentd. Increasing proportion of new faculty with limited teaching

experience

4. Large proportion of faculty with limited industrial and research experience

5. Inadequate tenure and reward systemsa. Existence of an automatic tenure for nationalsb. Absence of a tenure system for non-nationalsc. Inadequate merit based incentives for promoting excellence


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6. Inconsistencies in the quality of support staffa. Engineers (Teaching Assistants)b. Techniciansc. Secretarial and administrative staff

7. Insufficient space for expansion

8. Complicated decision-making process at the University levela. Complicated and restrictive purchasing proceduresb. Complicated and restrictive hiring procedures


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OPPORTUNITIES

1. Available faculty development opportunitiesa. Sufficient fundingb. Institutional support for sabbaticals, travels etcc. Availability of international workshops, seminars etcd. Possibility of utilizing local mentors for teaching and research

2. Location

a. Easy access

b. Potential of being a trade and industrial hub


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4. Emerging technologiesa. Technologies that does not require extensive industrial

infrastructureb. Information based technologies

5. New trends in multi-disciplinary professional education and new teaching methodsa. Possibility of re-designing curriculum and by-laws to allow multi-

disciplinary teaching and learningb. Possibility of utilizing e-learning and distance education

6. Young and dynamic societya. A good pool for potential studentsb. Readiness to accept changes


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THREATS

1.Competition (local, regional and global)a. Emerging local and regional private collegesb. Accessibility of international schools via distance educationc. Fast pace of developments in technology (e.g. IT, emerging new

fields)

2. Declining enrollment (interest) in engineeringa. Lack of sufficient number of quality students with strong interest

inengineering

b. Inadequate public awareness for engineering profession and job opportunities


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3. Quality of incoming students (language, analytical thinking, motivation)

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The Center for Personal Transformation 1 A Sample SWOT Analysis - Case I STRENGTHS Excellent regional reputation Excellent value for the money Student-centered